Blood Scion

Name: Blood Scion
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Deborah Falaye
ISBN: 9780063220812

Author: Deborah Falaye

Narrator: Liz Femi

Unabridged: 15 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 03/08/2022

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Fantasy, Epic, Diversity & Multicultural, Social Themes

Synopsis

“Equal parts soaring fantasy, heart-pounding action, and bloody social commentary, Blood Scion is a triumph of a book.” —Roseanne A. Brown, New York Times bestselling author of A Song of Wraiths and Ruin This is what they deserve.They wanted me to be a monster.I will be the worst monster they ever created.Fifteen-year-old Sloane can incinerate an enemy at will—she is a Scion, a descendant of the ancient Orisha gods.Under the Lucis’ brutal rule, her identity means her death if her powers are discovered. But when she is forcibly conscripted into the Lucis army on her fifteenth birthday, Sloane sees a new opportunity: to overcome the bloody challenges of Lucis training, and destroy them from within.Following one girl’s journey of magic, injustice, power, and revenge, Deborah Falaye’s debut novel, inspired by Yoruba-Nigerian mythology, is a magnetic combination of Children of Blood and Bone and An Ember in the Ashes.

About Deborah Falaye

Deborah Falaye is a Nigerian Canadian young adult author. She grew up in Lagos, Nigeria, where she spent her time devouring African Literature, pestering her grandma for folktales, and tricking her grandfather into watching Passions every night. When she’s not writing about fierce Black girls with bad-ass magic, she can be found obsessing over all things reality TV. Deborah currently lives in Toronto with her husband and their partner-in-crime yorkie, Major. Blood Scion is her first novel.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bookishrealm on May 11, 2022

This is probably one of the hardest reviews that I’ve had to write in a while. Blood Scion isn’t a book that you necessarily enjoy. The intensity of violence that directly correlates with the experience of children soldiers is not easy to digest, but reiterates the very real experiences for some ind......more

Goodreads review by JustJJ on May 25, 2022

This review and others @Bookerification Rating: 4.5 stars Cover: 🌟🌟🌟🌟.5 I am obsessed with this cover! Not only are the colours striking, but the portrait of Scion as a warrior is incredibly stunning. Her headpiece screams power and ferocity, beautifully contrasting her peaceful expression.......more

Goodreads review by Ms. Woc Reader on June 21, 2022

I wanted to love this one but honestly it was a chore to get through and had I not been buddy reading it I would've DNF'd. The world building wasn't making sense. It started out very interesting. Unlike other stories where Yoruba feels like the sauce make a fantasy seem exotic I appreciated how it w......more

Goodreads review by BookishByTammi on October 12, 2023

A fast paced, hard hitting masterpiece! Rich and cultured world building inspired by African gods, magic mixed with a little bit of sci fi with the airships and guns. Each part of this story was gripping! Its a dark story of child soldiers, war and oppression and definitely has some tear jerking scen......more

Goodreads review by Booktastically on March 03, 2022

If you tore out my heart, it would feel just like this. Rating: ✨✨✨✨✨4.6 When someone talks about near perfection, you normally think, 'OH, they mean those dreams about owning a bookstore and having a unicorn as a BFF'. Well, for me (it's definitely that, but also-) it's this book. I say near perfecti......more